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augh my first reply was messed up should said i am betting they dan will be able to go into dreamland thru the portal ,alex could have set the portal to stay on alex;s home lake near his home and maybe be able to transport to the tree in france.

Welcome back, Merlin!”
*coughs* *spits* “…had a damn nest in my throat the past hundred years…who the hell are you?”
“Umm…WE are Arthur’s descendants…and I have been talking to your girlfriend, so…we came to wake you.”
“Pull the other one, there’s bells attached.”

It’s not clear how wealthy the Carter’s (or Nicole’s family, for that matter) are. Three airfares to France might not be beyond their abilities. And I see little reason to assume Dan, Nicole, and Alex would have trouble getting passports and visas. It MIGHT be possible.

In every tale that Vivienne/Nimue/Ninniene/Niviene whatever seals away Merlin in a Tree/Crystal Cave, it’s pretty much clear she’s doing it because she seduced him to steal his power. It’s a very sexist tale, usually, unless you listen to Marion Bradley, in which case its reverse-sexist and stupidly reconstructionistic with Atlantean and Wicca elements.

But… I guess I could complain about a lot more of poor Arthurian lore used in this comic, but that would defeat the point. Arthur was a British warchief, but he was also a Welsh God. The stories have become so muddled by now that to say one story is more “canonical” than another is just silly. I’ve decided to take my Arthur geek worries elsewhere: even if Dreamland Chronicles plays very lightly with Arthurian stories, it does it in a fun and enjoyable way that takes a new and different spin on the legend. And harkens to a something I’m sure is very personal for Scott Christian Sava. We’re all entitled to that personal dream. So I’m interested in seeing where he’ll take this.

Thank you.
I have always been fascinated by Arthurian tales. But never studied them.
I am doing my best to cobble together the bits and pieces I can use for my story. But I would never claim to be knowledgeable in the lore.

Purely a fan from a distance.

I am always delighted when true scholars/hardcore fans/geeks of the lore come by and can appreciate Dreamland’s Arthurian ties for what it is. Pure fun and wonderment.

Right now, I’m taking a course on the historical King Arthur. I never was really into the Arthurian legends until they started showing up in Dreamland, and I’m having a blast. So, thank YOU for getting me interested!!

I’m not, not really. the Historical and the Legends are very separate. VERY. I’ve always like history, and the history behind stories and legends, but probably wouldn’t have looked twice at anything King Arthur related until It started coming up in dreamland and I realized I wanted to know more. The class is very fun, and I’m loving it.

I dunno about that. I love to examine works critically, but that doesn’t mean I still don’t love them in the end, even after I critique them. Maybe it sounds like bashing to other people, but to me, it’s recognising faults and accepting them and the story for what it is.

I love Dreamland Chronicles. I could critique it all day, but as Scott said, he’s not really an Arthurian scholar. And that’s okay. That’s not the point. It’s a good story, and if it uses Arthurian lore in a way to drive the plot, that’s cool too.

Maybe Alex could go back and use that dream pouch to smuggle something of great value- a necklace or something- out of dreamland and they could sell it to buy tickets…
anyway, great job on this, it’s beautiful!

The Arthurian legends did have strong ties to Gaul/France. Vortimer came from there to defeat Vortigern, as did Lancelot du Lac, and other lesser knights. One version even has Arthur crossing over to fight the Roman Empire, and being betrayed and dying/being wounded there. And certainly about Arthur’s era, many Britons fled Great Britain to settle in Brittany, giving it its language, culture, and name.

Huh…when I loaded this site today it was formatted weird and left-justified instead of centered like normal.

As for the page…it’s good, but I’m excited for more discoveries! I want to see them look into Dreamland! I want to see if they can travel to France and awaken Merlin! I want to know if Kiwi, Paddington, and Felicity are okay!